text_original: He died in 754, slain by some heathen to whom he had gone as a preacher of the Gospel. THE MAYORS OF THE PALACE 103 " Boniface was statesman and scholar as well as missionary, an able administrator as well as an earnest preacher ; and his aim was to civilise as well as to Christianise the heathen of his fatherland.
text_transcription: HE DIED IN SEVEN FIFTY FOUR SLAIN BY SOME HEATHEN TO WHOM HE HAD GONE AS PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL BONIFACE WAS STATESMAN AND SCHOLAR AS WELL AS MISSIONARY AN ABLE ADMINISTRATOR AS WELL AS AN EARNEST PREACHER AND HIS AIM WAS TO CIVILIZE AS WELL AS TO CHRISTIANIZE THE HEATHEN OF HIS FATHERLAND
phonemes: hiː dˈaɪd ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ, slˈeɪn baɪ sˌʌm hˈiːðən tə hˈuːm hiː hæd ɡɔn æz ɐ pɹˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈɑːspəl. ðə mˈeɪɚz ʌvðə pˈælɪs wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː " bˈɑːnɪfˌeɪs wʌz stˈeɪtsmən ænd skˈɑːlɚɹ æz wˈɛl æz mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi, ɐn ˈeɪbəl ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚɹ æz wˈɛl æz ɐn ˈɜːnɪst pɹˈiːtʃɚ ; ænd hɪz ˈeɪm wʌz tə sˈɪvəlˌaɪz æz wˈɛl æz tə kɹˈɪstʃɐnˌaɪz ðə hˈiːðən ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɜːlənd.